All-natural herbicides can help you cut costs while avoiding harmful chemicals in your garden. However, there are a number of homemade weed killers, which can leave you confused about choosing the best homemade weed killer. Well, most of the homemade herbicides have vinegar in their recipes. However, getting the right amount of vinegar compared to the other ingredients determines the strength and effectiveness of any homemade weedkiller. To resolve the uncertainty of varying amounts of vinegar versus other ingredients, here is the best homemade recipe for weed control that can effectively kill weeds in your lawn.
All natural homemade vinegar weeding recipe for your garden
Ingredients
- Strong vinegar
- 1 cup of salt
- 1 tablespoon of soap
- Other additives can include citrus oil, bourbon and gin.
- How to mix the ingredients
- Take a gallon of vinegar and put it in a large mixing can.
- Add a cup of salt and mix gently until the salt is completely dissolved
- Add an ounce of liquid soap to the salt and vinegar mixture.
- Do not add water to maintain all the strength
- This natural, full-strength herbicide is non-selective and should be applied with caution in areas with good plants.
How the homemade vinegar weedkiller works
Vinegar
Vinegar is an all-natural weed killer distilled through the fermentation process of grapes, apples and grains. The vinegar usually used at home contains an active agent called acetic acid, diluted to a low concentration of 5%. Common household vinegar is generally labeled with an acidity of 5%.
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